Laura Esler said she brought a photograph of first lady Michelle Obama’s arms to show Dr. David Broadway, Lone Tree plastic surgeon, to her consultation appointment.

“I knew it wouldn’t be exactly the same, but it was a good guideline,” Esler said.

So in February, Esler had the procedure, VASER Hi Def liposuction performed on her arms by Broadway, a triple board-certified plastic surgeon.

“This is an area a lot of patients do not ask about because they don’t know it is available,” Broadway said.

Both Broadway and his partner, Dr. John Millard are the only two surgeons in Colorado performing VASER Hi Def lipo, taking basic liposuction procedures to the extreme and allowing patients to obtain results different from conventional liposuction.

“What we have done in the past makes patients smaller, flatter,” Broadway said. “This procedure makes them look more athletic, by working on the underlying contour.”

The procedure, pioneered by Colombian surgeon Dr. Alfredo Hoyas, allows the surgeon to remove precise areas of fat cells while abstaining from other areas to increase the visibility of the underlying muscles. The patient achieves more defined, muscular detail and a more dramatic aesthetic appearance.

Both plastic surgeons, Broadway and Millard, are national and international instructors who teach courses to other surgeons who are eager to learn the latest advancements in body sculpting procedures. Broadway said they have trained all over the world, including Argentina, Europe and Japan.

The bod:evolve facility was designed by Broadway and Millard to offer not only their patients a state-of-the-art facility where cosmetic procedures could be performed, but a training and educational institution for other surgeons as well.

“The surgeons can become licensed here, get trained, hands-on,” Broadway said.

The advanced technology at bod:evolve includes a technical system that allows the instructor to perform surgery in the Renewal Surgery Center, while surgeons attending the course are viewing the advanced techniques via satellite in their main conference room.

Broadway said his career is not only a profession, but he considers it a gift.

Utilizing his talents, Broadway is an avid supporter of Operation Smile.

“I have gone overseas to the Philippines for example, and have helped those who would never have been able to help themselves,” Broadway said. “A mother and daughter had cleft lips and in a matter of two hours, were repaired.”

Other countries, Broadway has volunteered his expertise, or “God-given talent” as he calls it, have included Thailand, China, Ecuador and Russia.